Community & Culture - Escuela Americana | The best international school

Community & Culture is a contemporary, research-based program at Escuela Americana designed to develop greater human connection and promote social emotional well being. Our goal is to shift the whole community to embrace a culture of empathy, compassion, effective communication skills, growth mindset, and greater self awareness, by providing individuals with tools for their well-being and growth. We created the program with research-based strategies to create a positive school culture and a community where connection and growth are at the forefront.

In the face of the new challenges our students are living in today's world, Escuela Americana has understood that it is imperative that social emotional skills are taught alongside academics. To educate the whole individual we must teach crucial life skills, including the ability to connect to the self and others, manage mindset and self-talk, develop a positive self-image, take responsibility for his/her actions, and build skills to forge relationships with the people around them.

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Step 1

When introducing the program at a school, we first conduct a thorough analysis of school culture and propose a curriculum based on the school’s unique necessities and areas of improvement. We conduct interviews and surveys to find specific areas that require greater attention within each school. Then, we choose those additional sessions that serve the specific needs of that community.

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Step 3

We begin by placing the chosen stakeholders in small, diverse groups that establish confidentiality agreements and deep dive into the elements of trust. This allows for creating a supportive, trusting space to enable learning and sharing.

The purpose is to allow each group member to be fully present with the freedom to learn and express themselves in an open, honest, and authentic way.

As a result

We then proceed to educate those stakeholders in 9 categories, including:

Trust (Integrity, confidentiality, setting boundaries,...)
Emotional awareness and management (identifying emotions and managing them)
Communication skills for healthy relationships (active listening, assertiveness)
Problem solving
Self-awareness (authenticity, vulnerability, self - esteem, perception …)
Non-judgement
The neuroscience of how our mind works
Mindfulness as a tool for self-observation and growth
Resilience during crisis

With our CC program your community will learn about:

CC's aim is to create a community with the mindset and skills to allow for:

Empathy, trust, respect, non-judgement, compassion, connection, feeling safe, integrity, kindness, courage, inclusion, problem solving abilities, self-regulation, self-awareness, social awareness, positive relationship skills, camaraderie, authenticity, emotional intelligence.

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